During World War 2, it housed the German command.

[1] At the end of the war, it housed the National Liberation Committee.

The hotel has hosted famous and notable guests such as the Emperor of Japan Hirohito and the writers Edmondo De Amicis, Luigi Pirandello and Gabriele D'Annunzio.

In 1926, Alfred Hitchcock stayed in the hotel during the filming The Pleasure Garden.

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